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Heinrich Brussouw
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | 0 |
A product of Grey College in Bloemfontein, the flanker is another in-form player to have made the cut, belatedly at least.Full Profile
Deon Carstens
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 0 |
Deon Carstens is one of four Sharks front rowers in the Springboks squad. Full Profile
Tendai Mtawarira
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 10 | 5 |
"The Beast" has become a crowd favourite in South Africa in both the black and white of the Sharks and the green and gold. Full Profile
Danie Rossouw
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 36 | 35 |
Rossouw has a big physical presence and almost always makes an impact when the game is tight and dominated by forwards. Full Profile
Juan Smith
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 54 | 50 |
The hard working Cheetahs flanker had a massive impact on South Africa's World Cup win. Full Profile
Pierre Spies
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 19 | 20 |
Spies has been a revelation since switching back to number eight from the wing at his Bulls franchise. Full Profile
Ryan Kankowski
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 5 |
As arguably South Africa's stand-out player during the Super 14 in 2007, Kankowski has stepped up even from that level.Full Profile
Schalk Burger
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 49 | 50 |
Are there any more superlatives left to describe the Incredible Schalk? Full Profile
Victor Matfield
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 80 | 25 |
As man of the match in the 2007 World Cup final, Matfield underlined his status as the best lock on the planet. Full Profile
Bakkies Botha
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 55 | 35 |
Botha is the hard man in the Springbok pack, the archetypal enforcer. Full Profile
Andries Bekker
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 13 | 5 |
Bekker followed in the footsteps of dad Hennie by becoming a Springbok in 2008. Full Profile
Gurthro Steenkamp
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 20 | 5 |
When Steenkamp delivered the greatest performance of his career, against the Wallabies at Ellis Park in 2005, the Bok number one jersey seemed to have found a new owner.Full Profile
Jannie du Plessis
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 0 |
Doctor Jannie du Plessis, brother of Bismarck, was performing a Caesarean section when BJ Botha tore knee ligaments against the USA and was ruled out of the 2007 World Cup.Full Profile
Bismarck du Plessis
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 21 | 25 |
Having spent the most part of his career playing second fiddle to John Smit, Du Plessis made a big impression in 2008. Full Profile
John Smit
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 81 | 20 |
The few who doubted Smit's leadership abilities were left silent after he led South Africa to World Cup glory in 2007. After being appointed coach, the first moves Peter de Villiers made was to assess Smit's availability as Bok skipper.Full Profile
Brian Mujati
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 12 | 0 |
Mujati has delivered solid performances in his first season of Test rugby, and at just 25, he has a big future ahead of him. Full Profile
Ricky Januarie
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 34 | 25 |
The terrier like scrum-half embodies the notion that dynamite comes in small packages. Full Profile
Morne Steyn
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 0 | 0 |
The Cape Town-born No.10 has been head and shoulders above his rival South African pivots in the Super 14 this season.Full Profile
Fourie du Preez
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 43 | 50 |
Born, bred, schooled and capped in Pretoria, Fourie du Preez is Bulls through and through.Full Profile
Ruan Pienaar
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 27 | 62 |
Arguably the most complete half-back in world rugby with his canny knack of sliding between numbers nine and ten complimenting a hefty repertoire of footballing skills. Full Profile
Francois Steyn
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 27 | 65 |
What can you say about the boy who is not yet a man? A product of Grey College and the Sharks Academy, Steyn made his Springbok debut at the tender age of 19 when former coach Jake White included him for European duty.Full Profile
Jean De Villiers
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 46 | 85 |
The Stormers captain has long dominated the inside centre berth of South African rugby and is widely considered to be the number one number twelve in world rugby.Full Profile
JP Pietersen
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 24 | 50 |
This beautifully balanced runner enjoyed an impressive World Cup-winning couple of months alongside eventual tournament top try-scorer Bryan Habana, standing out with two Pool scores against eventual finalists England. Full Profile
Adrian Jacobs
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 21 | 35 |
Born in Cape Town in 1980, this quick-witted centre has made the number thirteen jersey his own for both Sharks and South Africa over the past few seasons.Full Profile
Jaque Fourie
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 42 | 120 |
An international debutant at the tender age of 20 tells its own story about this accomplished outside centre.Full Profile
Bryan Habana
| Team | Apps | Points |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 46 | 160 |
Anyone who backs himself to outpace a Cheetah must possess serious raw speed!Full Profile
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